Category Archives: Albums

Jawbone gives lots to jaw about with self-titled debut

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Mike

Sticking with the UK flavor of our last review (Ian Parker’s album paying tribute to blues great Willie Dixon), today we’re discussing the eponymous debut album from a new four-man band called Jawbone (who take their name from a song … Continue reading →

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Ian Parker dishes Spoonful of Gold on album paying tribute to blues great Willie Dixon

Posted on October 30, 2018 by Mike

We hadn’t heard much about British blues-rocker Ian Parker before we caught a track from his new album on BBC recently, but that — plus learning that said album was a tribute to Chicago blues musician/writer/producer and “Poet Laureate of … Continue reading →

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Hold On tight because Kirk Fletcher’s latest album will blow you away

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Mike

In introducing the band on his recent recording paying tribute to the Three Kings of the Blues, Joe Bonamassa called fellow guitar-slinger Kirk Fletcher “one of the greatest modern blues guitar players in the world”, and one listen to that … Continue reading →

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Pianist Anthony Geraci branches out on Why Did You Have to Go

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Mike

If you’re looking for something from pianist Anthony Geraci that’s drastically different from what he does with his main gig with Sugar Ray and the Bluetones, then Geraci’s latest album Why Did You Have to Go (Shining Stone Records) isn’t … Continue reading →

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Doyle Bramhall II continues to evolve with Shades

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Mike

We first heard Doyle Bramhall II when he and his band Smokestack played opening act on Eric Clapton‘s 2001 Reptile tour. A little research revealed that Bramhall also had a bit of a role on the Reptile album, including serving … Continue reading →

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Reigning Queen of Beale Street Barbara Blue makes big splash with Fish in Dirty H20

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Mike

It’s been a few years now since we’ve had a chance to talk about smoky-voiced Pittsburgh native Barbara Blue, who has been holding down a five-nights-a-week gig at Silky O’Sullivan’s on Memphis’ Beale Street for the past 21 years, a … Continue reading →

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Delmark Records celebrates 65th anniversary with album paying Tribute to label’s past artists

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Mike

Recently, we told you about the latest album from Lurrie Bell, on which he and brothers Steve, James and Tyson (dubbing themselves The Bell Dynasty) paid tribute to their late, harmonica-blowing father Carey Bell. Now that same record label celebrates … Continue reading →

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Matt Andersen & The Mellotones team for Live at Olympic Hall

Posted on August 17, 2018 by Mike

Early last year, we told you how good Canadian guitarist and singer Matt Andersen can be live. If you still haven’t gotten the chance to experience that for yourself, you no longer have to take our word for it, with … Continue reading →

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Lurrie Bell and brothers celebrate harpmaster father on Tribute to Carey Bell

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Mike

Nearly 30 years after playing together with their father, harmonica ace Carey Bell, on the 1990 Dynasty! album, brothers Lurrie, James, Steve, and Tyson Bell are continuing to carry on their dad’s legacy as Lurrie Bell & The Bell Dynasty. … Continue reading →

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Harp ace Bob Corritore & friends blow through the crossroads with Don’t Let the Devil Ride!

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Mike

We’ve talked here before about some of the terrific collaborations of which harmonica master Bob Corritore has been a part over the years, including recordings with the likes of piano great Henry Gray, guitarist John Primer, and Chicago bluesman Tail … Continue reading →

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